Execution of man convicted in killing of 3 in Texas delayed
2 years, 1 month ago

Execution of man convicted in killing of 3 in Texas delayed

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Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A judge has delayed next week’s scheduled execution of a man convicted of killing three teenagers while they slept in a Texas Panhandle home more than 25 years ago. On Tuesday, state District Judge Steven Denny in Potter County withdrew Balentine’s execution date and warrant because the inmate’s attorneys had not been properly notified of the execution date and warrant outlining the lethal injection. The judge asked prosecutors to reset the execution as soon as practical with proper notice to Balentine’s attorneys. Balentine is also one of five Texas death row inmates who are part of a lawsuit seeking to stop the state’s prison system from using what they allege are expired and unsafe execution drugs.

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Florida man faces execution for the killing of an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother
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Florida man faces execution for the killing of an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother

Hindustan Times  

STARKE, Fla. — A Florida man who killed an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used drugs is set to be executed Thursday. Florida man faces execution for the killing of an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother Edward James, 63, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection starting at 6 p.m. at …

Florida man is executed for the killings of an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother
4 days, 15 hours ago

Florida man is executed for the killings of an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother

Associated Press  

STARKE, Fla. — A Florida man who killed an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used drugs was executed Thursday evening. Prison officials said Edward James, 63, was pronounced dead at 8:15 p.m. after receiving a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. The U.S. Supreme Court denied James’ final appeals …

A look at the status of US executions in 2025
1 week, 5 days ago

A look at the status of US executions in 2025

Associated Press  

Six men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and 12 other people are scheduled to be put to death in six states during the remainder of 2025. The other states with scheduled executions this year are Ohio, Tennessee and Texas, though Ohio’s governor has been routinely postponing the actions as their dates near. A …

Court stays execution of Texas man days before he was set to die by lethal injection
1 week, 5 days ago

Court stays execution of Texas man days before he was set to die by lethal injection

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas appeals court on Tuesday halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set to die by lethal injection this week over the killings of six girls and young women found buried in the desert near El Paso. It was the second scheduled execution in …

‘He is innocent': Juror urges clemency for Alabama man facing execution
1 month ago

‘He is innocent': Juror urges clemency for Alabama man facing execution

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Supreme Court has cleared the way for the execution of a man whose innocence claim is supported by a juror from his trial. Kacey Keeton, a lawyer for Myers, said his case is “rife with examples of failure.” She said there is no physical evidence linking him to the crime. I believe, without reservation, that …

Florida man to be executed for 1997 double murder witnessed by toddler
1 month, 1 week ago

Florida man to be executed for 1997 double murder witnessed by toddler

Associated Press  

STARKE, Fla. — A Florida man convicted of murdering a husband and wife during a fishing trip at a remote farm while the couple’s toddler looked on is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Thursday in the state’s first execution this year. Ford was convicted by a jury of murdering Gregory Malnory, 25, and 26-year-old Kimberly Malnory during a fishing …

Texas executes man for 2004 double killing
1 month, 1 week ago

Texas executes man for 2004 double killing

LA Times  

Richard Lee Tabler, 46, was given a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas, on Thursday. “Petitioner has spent the last twenty years in the Courts, and see’s no point in wasting this Courts time, nor anyone else’s,” Tabler wrote to the state Court of Criminal Appeals on Dec. 9, 2024, after his current execution date was set. …

Two Texas fathers are sentenced to death, but questions linger
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Two Texas fathers are sentenced to death, but questions linger

ABC  

Cameron Todd Willingham had been on death row for 12 years when he said his final words, strapped to a Texas lethal injection table. Willingham was one of 10 Texas death row inmates executed since then who, according to the Death Penalty Information Centre, had strong evidence of innocence. Two Texas death row inmates in the last year were given …

Texas man set to be executed for killing a pastor in his own church
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Texas man set to be executed for killing a pastor in his own church

Associated Press  

A Texas man convicted of beating and suffocating a Dallas area pastor in his own church during a robbery was facing execution on Wednesday, the second scheduled execution in the U.S. so far this year. Nelson would be the first Texas death row inmate executed since Robert Roberson’s Oct. 17, 2024, execution date was delayed in what would have been …

Man convicted of pastor's murder to be executed in Texas
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Man convicted of pastor's murder to be executed in Texas

Raw Story  

by Cecile Clocheret and Francois Picard A Texas man is to be executed by lethal injection on Wednesday for the 2011 murder of a pastor that he insists he did not commit. Steven Nelson, 37, has spent more than a dozen years on death row for the murder of Clint Dobson, 28, during a robbery of the NorthPointe Baptist Church …

An Arizona man has been sitting on death row for two decades. He asked to be executed next month
2 months, 2 weeks ago

An Arizona man has been sitting on death row for two decades. He asked to be executed next month

The Independent  

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An Arizona prisoner is asking to be executed sooner than the state wants
2 months, 2 weeks ago

An Arizona prisoner is asking to be executed sooner than the state wants

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — An Arizona death row prisoner asked the state’s highest court to skip legal formalities and schedule his execution earlier than authorities were aiming for, pushing as he had in the past to have his death sentence carried out. In a handwritten court filing this week, Gunches asked the state Supreme Court to schedule his execution for mid-February for …

Texas Has Dug a Deep Hole It Can’t Escape on a Particularly Thorny Issue
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas Has Dug a Deep Hole It Can’t Escape on a Particularly Thorny Issue

Slate  

This piece was originally published on State Court Report, a hub for reporting, analysis, and commentary about state courts and constitutions. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the state’s court of last resort for criminal cases, declined to reconsider its past decisions, paving the way for Roberson’s execution. The committee then went to the Texas Supreme Court, which at the …

Man set to be put to death in Indiana's first execution in 15 years
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3 months ago

Man set to be put to death in Indiana's first execution in 15 years

NPR  

Man set to be put to death in Indiana's first execution in 15 years toggle caption Erin Hooley/AP MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — An Indiana man convicted in the 1997 killings of his brother and three other men was set to receive a lethal injection by early Wednesday in the state's first execution in 15 years, without any independent witness present …

Oklahoma panel rejects man’s plea for mercy, paves the way for final US execution of 2024
3 months, 1 week ago

Oklahoma panel rejects man’s plea for mercy, paves the way for final US execution of 2024

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma panel on Friday rejected a plea for clemency for a man convicted of torturing and killing a 10-year-old girl as part of a cannibalistic fantasy, paving the way for him to become the 25th and final person executed in the U.S. this year. Three members of Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board voted unanimously against clemency …

Two Similar Cases in Texas Expose the Death Penalty as a Farce
4 months ago

Two Similar Cases in Texas Expose the Death Penalty as a Farce

Slate  

Two Texas death cases made headlines last week; both involved a parent who was convicted of killing their 2-year old child. As law professor Lee Loevinger explained almost 50 years ago: “Neither judges nor juries, nor even lawyers in the usual situation, ever come in contact with the ‘facts’ of any case, taking ‘facts’ to mean the transactions or occurrences …

Man's Execution In Shaken Baby Case Delayed After Texas Lawmakers' ‘Unprecedented’ Move
5 months, 1 week ago

Man's Execution In Shaken Baby Case Delayed After Texas Lawmakers' ‘Unprecedented’ Move

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The execution of a Texas man convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter under a disputed shaken baby syndrome diagnosis was put on hold Thursday hours before he was scheduled to die when Texas lawmakers demanded he appear at an upcoming hearing. In a last-ditch effort on Wednesday, his lawyers filed a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court …

Alabama to execute man for quintuple murder rampage
5 months, 1 week ago

Alabama to execute man for quintuple murder rampage

The Independent  

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Texas man set to be first in US executed over shaken baby syndrome makes last appeals
5 months, 1 week ago

Texas man set to be first in US executed over shaken baby syndrome makes last appeals

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Texas man who …

Execution of Texas father in ‘shaken baby syndrome’ case set to go ahead after parole board votes against clemency
5 months, 1 week ago

Execution of Texas father in ‘shaken baby syndrome’ case set to go ahead after parole board votes against clemency

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A Texas man is set to be executed for fatally stabbing twin teenage girls in 1989
5 months, 3 weeks ago

A Texas man is set to be executed for fatally stabbing twin teenage girls in 1989

The Independent  

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A Texas man is executed for fatally stabbing twin teenage girls in 1989
5 months, 3 weeks ago

A Texas man is executed for fatally stabbing twin teenage girls in 1989

Associated Press  

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas man convicted of fatally stabbing twin 16-year-old girls more than three decades ago was executed on Tuesday evening. He said he took responsibility for the slayings, regretted his actions and was praying for prison officials, officers and “for my brothers and sisters behind these walls.” In a loud and strong voice he began singing a …

5 U.S. death row inmates were executed in one week, the most in decades
5 months, 3 weeks ago

5 U.S. death row inmates were executed in one week, the most in decades

LA Times  

Death row inmates in five states have been put to death in the span of one week, an unusually high number of executions that defies a yearslong trend of decline in both the use and support of the death penalty in the U.S. Two more death row inmates, in Missouri and Texas, were pronounced dead Tuesday evening following executions, and …

5 executions have happened over a week’s span in the US. That’s the most in decades
6 months ago

5 executions have happened over a week’s span in the US. That’s the most in decades

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Death row inmates in five states have been put to death in the span of one week, an unusually high number of executions that defies a yearslong trend of decline in both the use and support of the death penalty in the U.S. Two more death row inmates, in Missouri and Texas, were pronounced dead Tuesday evening …

Texas man set to be executed for killing his infant son
6 months ago

Texas man set to be executed for killing his infant son

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Texas man who waived his right to appeal death sentence is executed for killing infant son
6 months ago

Texas man who waived his right to appeal death sentence is executed for killing infant son

Associated Press  

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas man who had waived his right to appeal his death sentence received a lethal injection Tuesday evening for killing his 3-month-old son more than 16 years ago, one of five executions scheduled within a week’s time in the U.S. Travis Mullis, 38, was pronounced dead at 7:01 p.m. CDT following the injection at the state …

US man convicted of killing store clerk faces death in first of 5 executions over next week
6 months ago

US man convicted of killing store clerk faces death in first of 5 executions over next week

Firstpost  

Owens was sentenced to death in 1999 for the murder of Irene Graves, a mother of three, during an armed robbery of a convenience store in Greenville, South Carolina, on Halloween night in 1997 This undated booking photo obtained from the South Carolina Department of Corrections in Columbia, South Carolina, shows death row inmate Freddie Owens, 46. AFP A man …

Inmate asks to delay execution, says co-defendant who blamed him for killing had secret deal
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Inmate asks to delay execution, says co-defendant who blamed him for killing had secret deal

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — An inmate set to be executed in South Carolina in three weeks wants the state Supreme Court to delay the execution so his lawyers can argue his co-defendant who testified against him lied about having no plea deal in exchange for his testimony. Also on Friday, the South Carolina’s Supreme Court promised it would wait at least …

A Florida man set to be executed this week appeals to the US Supreme Court for a stay
6 months, 3 weeks ago

A Florida man set to be executed this week appeals to the US Supreme Court for a stay

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida man scheduled to be put to death on Thursday is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to delay his execution so that his challenge to Florida’s lethal injection procedures can be heard. On Monday, Cole appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to stay the execution, arguing that his challenge of the state’s lethal injection procedures deserves …

Texas sets execution date for East Texas man accused in shaken baby case
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas sets execution date for East Texas man accused in shaken baby case

Associated Press  

A Texas court on Monday set an execution date for Robert Roberson, who was sentenced to death in 2003 for killing his 2-year-old daughter but has consistently challenged the conviction on the claim that it was based on questionable science. At trial, doctors testified that Nikki’s death was consistent with shaken baby syndrome — in which an infant is severely …

Texas inmate facing execution for 2001 fatal shooting as his lawyers argue he's no longer a danger
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas inmate facing execution for 2001 fatal shooting as his lawyers argue he's no longer a danger

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The remains of Bridget Townsend weren't found until October …

Utah judge sets execution date in 1998 murder despite concerns over a new lethal injection cocktail
9 months, 1 week ago

Utah judge sets execution date in 1998 murder despite concerns over a new lethal injection cocktail

Hindustan Times  

A Utah judge on Monday set an August date for the execution of a man convicted in the 1998 killing of a 49-year-old woman, siding against defense attorneys concerned about a new lethal injection drug combination. Utah judge sets execution date in 1998 murder despite concerns over a new lethal injection cocktail Taberon Dave Honie, 48, is set to be …

Utah judge sets execution date in 1998 murder despite concerns over a new lethal injection cocktail
9 months, 1 week ago

Utah judge sets execution date in 1998 murder despite concerns over a new lethal injection cocktail

Associated Press  

A Utah judge on Monday set an August date for the execution of a man convicted in the 1998 killing of a 49-year-old woman, siding against defense attorneys concerned about a new lethal injection drug combination. It’s the first public execution in Utah since Ronnie Lee Gardner was killed by firing squad in 2010, according to Utah Department of Corrections …

Double killer receives lethal injection execution in Alabama
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Double killer receives lethal injection execution in Alabama

The Independent  

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Convicted double murderer to be executed in Missouri
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Convicted double murderer to be executed in Missouri

Hindustan Times  

A Missouri man convicted of murdering his cousin and her husband is to be executed in Missouri on Tuesday, despite widespread calls for his life to be spared. HT Image Brian Dorsey, 52, is to be put to death by lethal injection at 6:00 pm Central Time for the 2006 murders of Sarah Bonnie, 25, and her husband Ben Bonnie, …

Inmate Ivan Cantu to be executed in Texas for double murder he insists he didn't commit, draws support
1 year ago

Inmate Ivan Cantu to be executed in Texas for double murder he insists he didn't commit, draws support

Hindustan Times  

A Texas man is to be executed Wednesday for a double murder he insists he did not commit, in a case that has drawn the attention of the Catholic Church and celebrities Kim Kardashian and Martin Sheen. This undated booking photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Texas death row inmate Ivan Cantu Ivan Cantu, 50, who …

Texas man who long claimed innocence is executed for the slayings of 2, including cousin
1 year ago

Texas man who long claimed innocence is executed for the slayings of 2, including cousin

Associated Press  

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas man who had long claimed his conviction more than 20 years ago was based on false testimony and questionable evidence was executed Wednesday for fatally shooting two people, including his cousin. The Texas execution proceeded hours after Cantu’s attorney, Gena Bunn, said she would not make a final appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court for …

Alabama carries out first known execution with nitrogen gas in the US. Here’s what we know
1 year, 1 month ago

Alabama carries out first known execution with nitrogen gas in the US. Here’s what we know

CNN  

CNN — Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith was put to death Thursday night by nitrogen hypoxia, marking the nation’s first known execution using that method. Here’s what we know about the historic execution: In Alabama, 43 other inmates have requested new execution method After widespread discussion and speculation about how Smith’s execution would unfold, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall told reporters …

Alabama inmate asks federal appeals court to block first-ever execution by nitrogen gas
1 year, 2 months ago

Alabama inmate asks federal appeals court to block first-ever execution by nitrogen gas

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An attorney for an Alabama inmate set to be the nation’s first person ever put to death by nitrogen gas asked a federal appeals court Friday to block the upcoming execution using the “untested methods.” Kenneth Smith, 58, is scheduled to be executed Thursday, when a respirator-type mask will be put on his face to replace his …

Alabama court says state can make second attempt to execute inmate whose lethal injection failed
1 year, 2 months ago

Alabama court says state can make second attempt to execute inmate whose lethal injection failed

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday rejected the appeal of a death row inmate who is scheduled to be the first person put to death with nitrogen gas and had argued that he shouldn’t face execution after a previous attempt at a lethal injection failed. Justices without dissent rejected arguments that a second attempt to execute Kenneth …

Texas man executed for 2001 killing of 5-year-old girl abducted from a store
1 year, 4 months ago

Texas man executed for 2001 killing of 5-year-old girl abducted from a store

Associated Press  

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas man convicted of strangling a 5-year-old girl who was taken from a Walmart store nearly 22 years ago and burning her body was executed Thursday evening. Renteria’s execution proceeded after the U.S. Supreme Court declined two separate defense requests for a stay earlier in the day. Another appeal rejected by the high court without comment …

Texas Man Who Said Death Sentence Was Based On False Expert Testimony Is Executed For 1990 Killing
1 year, 4 months ago

Texas Man Who Said Death Sentence Was Based On False Expert Testimony Is Executed For 1990 Killing

Huff Post  

This booking photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Brent Ray Brewer. via Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas man who said his death sentence was based on false and unscientific expert testimony was executed Thursday evening for killing a man during a robbery decades ago. Brewer’s execution came hours after the U.S. Supreme Court declined …

Texas prepares for inmate's execution in hopes that Supreme Court allows it to happen
1 year, 5 months ago

Texas prepares for inmate's execution in hopes that Supreme Court allows it to happen

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Federal appeals court halts Missouri execution, leading state to appeal
1 year, 7 months ago

Federal appeals court halts Missouri execution, leading state to appeal

Associated Press  

A federal appeals court panel has halted next month’s planned execution of a 45-year-old Missouri man convicted of killing a 6-year-old girl, though the state is appealing the ruling. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday voted 2-1 to stop the execution of Johnny Johnson, who is scheduled to receive a lethal injection next Tuesday at the state prison in Bonne …

Texas executes inmate for killing 4 during drug robbery
2 years ago

Texas executes inmate for killing 4 during drug robbery

Associated Press  

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Texas has executed an inmate convicted of the drug-related killings of four people more than 30 years ago, including a woman who was 9-months pregnant. Killed during the drug robbery were 32-year-old Jose Tovar; his wife’s 17-year-old son, Frank Farias; 19-year-old Jessica Quiñones, the pregnant girlfriend of another son of Rachel Tovar; and 21-year-old neighbor Audrey Brown. …

Execution delayed for death row inmate who cut out his eyes
2 years ago

Execution delayed for death row inmate who cut out his eyes

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — Next month’s scheduled execution of a Texas death row inmate, whose attorneys say gouged out both of his eyes — each a separate incident — because of severe mental illness, was delayed by a judge on Tuesday. “We are confident that when we present the evidence of Mr. Thomas’s incompetence, the court will agree that executing him would …

John Balentine: Supreme Court declines to stop execution of Texas man who said jury and his own attorneys were racist
2 years, 1 month ago

John Balentine: Supreme Court declines to stop execution of Texas man who said jury and his own attorneys were racist

The Independent  

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Man who fatally shot 3 Texas teens in 1998 faces execution
2 years, 1 month ago

Man who fatally shot 3 Texas teens in 1998 faces execution

The Independent  

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Inmates allege Texas plans to use unsafe execution drugs
2 years, 2 months ago

Inmates allege Texas plans to use unsafe execution drugs

Associated Press  

HOUSTON — Texas plans to use expired and unsafe drugs to carry out executions early this year in violation of state law, three death row inmates allege in a lawsuit. Like other states in recent years, Texas has turned to compounding pharmacies to obtain pentobarbital, which it uses for executions, after traditional drugmakers refused to sell their products to prison …

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